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CLOUD FORUM
AGENDA
Time Topic Presenter
10am Introduction Dominic Traverso
10:10 Telstra’s Changing Cloud Rod Mewing
10:30 Instant Windscreens Barrie McGrath – Director
11:00 Instant Windscreens Ruan Honiball – GM
12:00 Bridged Group Kane Nawrocki
12:15 Q&A
12:30 LUNCH
OUR WORLD IS CHANGING
3TELSTRA CONFIDENTIAL
OUR CONSUMERS ARE CHANGING
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5PRESENTATION TITLE | PRESENTER NAME | DATE |
OUR BUSINESS IS CHANGING
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SUCCESS STORIES
BARRIE McGRATH
DIRECTOR
INTRODUCTION TO INSTANT WINDSCREENS
- Instant Windscreens is a 100% Australian, Family Owned business.
-Commenced operation in 1983 and is still under original family ownership.
-From modest beginnings, we have grown to be Australia’s largest independent Automotive Glass repair and replacement business
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INTRODUCTION TO INSTANT WINDSCREENS
What we do?
• Automotive glass repair & replacements 24/7/365
• Automotive glass tinting
• Commercial and Residential tinting
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INTRODUCTION TO INSTANT WINDSCREENS
-We are dedicated to building Long-term business relationships by maintaining the highest standard of excellence and ethical values.
-Our customer base includes most of the major Insurance Fleet and Rental Companies throughout Australia and New Zealand.
-These relationships have enabled us to grow our business to a network of company owned stores
in both countries;
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INTRODUCTION TO INSTANT WINDSCREENS
• 29 Company Owned stores in Australia with a network of approximately 160 Approved Service Providers
• 5 Company Owned stores in New Zealand with a network of approximately 68 Approved Service Providers
• Mobile fitting fleet of over 150 vehicles
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INTRODUCTION TO INSTANT WINDSCREENS
• Permanent Staff of over 200 employees
• Company owned & operated 24/7/365 Call Centre
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INTRODUCTION TO INSTANT WINDSCREENS
-Long Term Telstra Relationship
-Move to the cloud
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RUAN HONIBALL
GENERAL MANAGER
HISTORY WITH TELSTRA
The Instant Windscreens and Telstra relationship
as our communications provider goes back 30 plus years.
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HISTORY WITH TELSTRA
Our Phones and data is our lifeline!!!
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HISTORY WITH TELSTRA
4 years ago we faced a crisis with our failing phone hardware
Solution Telstra’s TIPT VOIP system.
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
B.C.(Situation)
Three years after we have installed the latest greatest you-beaut server system with all the bells
and whistles…
TECHNOLOGICAL AGING
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
(situation expanded)
80 users in 32 stores in 2 countries + head office + Call Centre + Failing server
= Disaster in progress!
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Our options
1. Replace current “dated Server infrastructure”
2. Look for an alternative long term solution
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Our Decision
Move to a hosted solution with Telstra and Bridged Networks
(alternative long term solution)
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Why?
No need to replace every 3-4years
IT Redundancy, Contingency and Disaster Recovery planning (power failure / Flood)
One stop shop in Telstra/Bridged networks
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Why? (2)
Ease of adding new users and stores
Ease of access from anywhere
No upfront Capital outlay
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Why? (3)
Through Telstra & Bridged Networks we have a dedicated team to manage our IT infrastructure.
Bridged Networks Help Desk:24/7/365 user assistanceIT staff with experience in different platforms
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
-Once signed off we knew that what followed will either make or break the project
-Careful planning and investigation
-Not only moving into the cloud but also replaced every thick client in company with a thin client
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
-Telstra /Bridged team liaised with important parties
-Planned window of opportunity -Saturday afternoon for final prep work and then go live on the Sunday.
-Single stage cutover – both AU and NZ
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
-No loss of data
-Minimal down time on the Sunday afternoon
-Bridged and Telstra team was available whole weekend and following week to ensure any teething issues got addressed
-One of the best and smoothest transitions of any kind that I was involved in.
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Cost Implications & Benefits
Fixed monthly service costs – no surprise bills from Contractors
No Upfront Capital outlay
Telstra Business loyalty funding
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THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Cost Implications & Benefits(2)
Hardly any downtime – no major incidents since we moved over
Power savings – Server and air conditioner running 24/7
Reduced our data bandwidth to head office30
THE TELSTRA JOURNEY – HOSTED CLOUD
Cost Implications & Benefits(3)
Converted our server room into an office
Internal IT – no need for diversified knowledge
No Contractors
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Conclusion
We believe that our decision to move into the Cloud was one of the best decisions that we
have made for the future growth of ourbusiness. Our Company has no hesitation
to recommend Telstra & Bridged Networksas partners in Cloud Hosting
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